HOUSING GP-SWING 1178656 - Caterpillar

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Press the "Select" Soft Key in order to select the line as an alignment. The selected alignment appears as a thick red line. Refer to Illustration 6.When graphically selecting a Plan View line:
The line closest to the center of the crosshairs is selected.
If you select a line that is a road design alignment or sloping surface master alignment, the result is the same as if you selected the alignment from the list in the Guide to Horizontal Alignment dialog.
Press the "Deselect" Soft Key in order to deselect the current horizontal alignment.
A total of up to 100 elements, situated left or right of the selection point on the line, are selected. An element is an individual part of the line, for example a segment, or a curve.The selection of a line stops when one of the following happens:
The line stops.
The line splits into more than one path.
The line exceeds the maximum number of elements that are allowed on a line.
Press the "OK" key.The graphical selection screen closes and you return to the guidance screens. The Soft Key now shows "Plan Line".Note: Horizontal offsets are not shown in the graphical selection screen. If an alignment is selected, it is drawn in red. When you exit this view, the horizontal offset is applied to the selected alignment. The horizontal offset is shown in the Plan and Cross-section Views.Guidance to Side Slopes
If the selected road design includes side slopes, guidance can be given to the Cut or the Fill side slope.The selected side slope is shown in red in Cross-section View, and vertical guidance is provided to it.To change the side slope setting complete the following steps:
Press the Menu key.
Use the Arrow Keys in order to scroll to "Design: <Name>".
Press the "OK" key.
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Press either the "Side Slope: Cut" Soft Key or the "Side Slope: Fill" Soft Key.
Press the "OK" key in order to accept the selection and return to the guidance screen.Setting a Horizontal Offset
Setting a horizontal offset adjusts the horizontal guidance. You add or subtract an offset that is parallel to the selected horizontal alignment.To set a horizontal offset, complete the following steps:
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Horizontal Offset screen. A road alignment has been selected in this example.
Press the "H. Setup: <Value>" Soft Key from any guidance view. The Horizontal Offset dialog appears. Refer to Illustration 8.
Do one of the following:
Use the arrow keys to enter an offset value. In the above example, "0.500 m" has been entered. The horizontal offset limit is 300 m.
Press the "Half Blade Width" Soft Key in order to set a horizontal offset that is half the machine's blade width.
Press the "Set 0.000" Soft Key in order to reset the offset value to zero.Note: The text at the bottom of this dialog changes. The text that appears depends on which type of alignment is selected.
Press the "Left / Right" Soft Key in order to select the side of the alignment for guidance. Left offset shows as a negative value. Right offset shows as a positive value.When you